theatrical and circus life _ or, secrets o - john j. jennings
DESCRIPTION
A HISTORY OF THE THEATRE FROM SHAKESPEARE'S TIME TO THE PRESENT DAY, ANDABOUNDING IN ANECDOTES CONCERNING THE MOST PROMINENT ACTORSAND ACTRESSES BEFORE THE PUBLIC;ALSO, A COMPLETE EXPOSITIONOF THE MYSTERIES OF THE STAGE, SHOWING THE MANNER INWHICH WONDERFUL SCENIC AND OTHER EFFECTS AREPRODUCED; THE ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF NEGROMINSTRELSY; THE MOST ASTONISHING TRICKSOF MODERN MAGICIANS, AND A HISTORYOF THE HIPPODROME, ETC., ETC.